Curve, LeicesterMolly-Grace Cutler is in fine voice in this jukebox musical but the story shortchanges the singer-songwriter's achievements Like her 2012 memoir, A Natural Woman, this jukebo…
In a new monthly roundup, we pick 10 of the best shows to enjoy from home " including Shakespeare filmed in a church, a lavish musical and Gabriel Byrne's return to Dublin With three new pla…
Barn theatre, CirencesterLee O'Reilly and Sam Denia prove deft and daft in a mystery spoof that is crammed with ideas The question in this nimble murder-mystery spoof is not so much whodunni…
Gaiety theatre, DublinThe actor adapts his impressionistic memoir for the stage, giving life to the characters he observed as a boy in the 'theatre of the street' Gabriel Byrne's 2020 book W…
Tempest's National Theatre play, Amanda Wilkin's Shedding a Skin and Benedict Lombe's Lava all shortlisted for major playwriting award A reworking of Sophocles's tragedy Philoctetes by the p…
Known for his pioneering blaxploitation cinema, the late film director also created Don't Play Us Cheap, a goofy but soul-stirring Broadway hit that should not be forgotten When Melvin Van P…
Actor aims to tell the Scottish poet's story 'using my whole body' in a production at the 75th Edinburgh international festival in August Alan Cumming will play Scotland's national bard Robe…
The actor, who is taking on a one-off role as a detective, is ready for an all-singing, all-dancing production next He has played a wizard, a supervillain and the great Shakespearean leads "…
Show scored by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary is set to become summer's hot ticket and will premiere in Cheltenham in July After all those weekly showstopper challenges, it was perhaps inevit…
Available onlineStephen Joseph theatre's filmed seasonal offering is a proper winter warmer with some off-the-wall touches Scarborough's Stephen Joseph theatre had to cancel almost half the …
Rambert dance company and writer Steven Knight team up for an 'inspiring and uplifting' touring production The upcoming sixth series of blockbuster BBC drama Peaky Blinders will be the last …
'Blighted' by pandemic, Rufus Norris's festive production will end current run without a press night but return in November The National Theatre has cancelled the official opening night for …
Dramas by Bryony Lavery, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Stephen Jeffreys also feature in readings to mark the venue's 50th birthday A pint-sized theatre that opened in the backroom of a London p…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonLove Island's Amber Davies tops a charismatic cast, including Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, in a spirited show co-created by the Hamilton man Before Hamilton, Lin-…
Curve, LeicesterA gifted company has the chops to do the 1975 New York musical proud, saluting an imperilled industry with an irresistible revival 'I'm a dancer: a dancer dances," says Cassi…
Tributes paid to British dramatist acclaimed for dramas including German Skerries, Across Oka and A Breakfast of Eels Robert Holman, the playwright's playwright who was revered for his finel…
Antony Sher was not only a superb performer but also an insightful observer on the craft of acting and the theatre " as shown in these extracts Antony Sher, celebrated actor, dies aged 72 C…
His vivid and moving performances, including an Olivier award-winning Richard III, made Sher one of the world's most respected theatre actors Michael Billington: 'A man of staggering versati…
Europe's in-demand theatre director is also an avid cinephile. A dizzying exhibition joins the dots between his adaptations of arthouse movies " by Antonioni, Bergman, Cassavetes and others …
Internationaal Theater AmsterdamIsabelle Huppert stars in a shrewd staging of Tennessee Williams' autobiographical memory play, to be livestreamed from the ITA Is this a latecomer weaving th…
In these extracts from interviews published in the Guardian and the Observer, the musicals maestro " who has died aged 91 " talks about rhyme, reviews and risk People say I always write abou…
Scoring his first big hit with West Side Story at 27, the US composer and lyricist raised the art form's status with moving and funny masterpieces including Follies and Company Stephen Sondh…
Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany play the art legends in The Collaboration staged by artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah It promised to be a knockout exhibition, with both artists wearing boxing …
Looking for a jolly good trip to the theatre this winter? Here's our pick'n'mix selection of musicals, pantos and festive spectaculars, featuring circus tricks, high kicks and puppet rodents…
Hampstead theatre, LondonThis version of the day-in-a-life book, directed by Katie Mitchell, achieves the same lingering power using a quartet of actors Towards the end of Rebecca Watson's d…